Monday, March 1, 2010

Cloverleaf Rolls

These delicious and easy cloverleaf rolls are a cinch to make even for you people out there that are afraid of yeast. If I can make these anyone can. They taste like Parker House rolls and require no human kneading (I don't heart kneading). All they ask for is butter!

In the bowl of your stand mixer, mix together 2 cups flour and the yeast packet. In a medium size microwave bowl, heat milk, sugar, butter at 30 second intervals untils it reaches 120 degrees.

Add the milk mixture and the eggs to the flour mixture. Using the paddle attachment, mix on low speed just until combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape down the bowl with a spatula and mix on medium speed (one a Kitchenaide - 4) for 3 minutes. Turn off the mixer and take off the paddle and put on the dough hook. At low speed add in the remaining two cups of flour 1/2 cup at a time. Once all of the flour has been added, scrape down the bowl again and knead on low for 5 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl - either use vegetable or canola oil. Non-stick cooking spray will work great too. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in warm place for about 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
After dough has risen, punch it down, cover it and let it rest for 15 minutes.

Spray non-stick cooking spray into the cups of a muffin pan. Take little piece of dough and roll into little balls about 1/2 inch in diamter and place 4 dough balls into the muffin cups. Cover the muffin pan with plastic wrap and let rise 30 to 45 minutes.

Oh, I am so going to make these!!! My kitchaide is sitting on the counter right now! I had to make a cake last night for my DIL's boss. Today is her birthday and they all like my carrot cake. I love that I can let my kitchenaide do all the kneading for me.Smiles.

A little less rich than the ones I made last week, and at least yours don't look like they were made by an incompetent! I may try these! I don't heart kneading either, which is why I let the bread machine or Kitchenaid do all the work.

Your rolls are divine! And I love your idea for turkey burgers. I have two pounds in the fridge and now I know what to do with it. I think I'll use cheddar for the kids and gorgonzola for the grownups.

Oh, Katherine, what fantastic rolls! I have never made Parker House Rolls and though I love making yeast bread they always seemed so scary to make! If you say that something so beautiful and light and fluffy is easy, then I must try them! Excellent!

Those are some good looking rolls. I don't make any bread from scratch -- only the ones that come in a can or that you brown and serve. But those would be good to make if I were making some.Lee (from Tennessee but stuck in L.A.)